The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) conducts flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea, January 22, 2024.
Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Kaitlin Watt/U.S. Navy
A quick reminder for whose who contend that there isn’t a pressing U.S. interest in targeting the Houthis, because as the vice president noted in the infamous Signal chat, “3 percent of US trade runs through the suez. 40 percent of European trade does.”
Take a moment to guess how many times the Houthis have fired on U.S. naval ships. . . .
About the Author
Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.
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A quick reminder for whose who contend that there isn’t a pressing U.S. interest in targeting the Houthis, because as the vice president noted in the infamous Signal chat, “3 percent of US trade runs through the suez. 40 percent of European trade does.”
Take a moment to guess how many times the Houthis have fired on U.S. naval ships. . . .
About the Author
Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.
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